The Largest Land Invertebrate: Coconut Crab

This is the whale of the ground-dwelling arhtropods (articulated-feet invertebrates). The coconut crab, also called the robber crab (because it is believed to steal shiny objects, like a magpie), lives only on the tropical islands of Indian and Pacific Oceans (Christmas, Seychelles, Cook, And... [ read more >> ]

Coconut crab (Birgus latro)

Coconut crab (Birgus latro)

Coconut crab (Birgus latro)

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Coconut crab (Birgus latro)